Vegetable Tallow (Noun)
Meaning
A waxy fat obtained from certain plants (e.g. bayberry) and used as tallow.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The craftsman carefully rendered the vegetable tallow from the bayberry to create a natural wax for candle-making.
- Vegetable tallow has been used for centuries as a sustainable alternative to animal-derived tallow in various industrial applications.
- In the 19th century, the bayberry plant was a significant source of vegetable tallow for soap production.
- Researchers are exploring the potential of vegetable tallow as a bio-based additive in lubricants and greases.
- The company developed a patented process to extract high-quality vegetable tallow from various plant sources for use in cosmetics.